All That the Heart Desires
“I never imagined I would have to live through that again. I paced up and down the hallway in front of the operating theatre where they’d taken him immediately after the chopper landed.
His left leg was injured. Tibia fractures, I was told; being the largest man in Formula 1 was not a benefit. I just prayed that everything would go well.
Before the operation had ended Crest arrived and kept me company. I couldn’t speak, but he filled me in with information from the track and afterwards with news... from the doctors regarding Lorcan’s status.
“Calm down. It’s not life threatening,” he said and took my arm, leading me towards the room where Lorcan had been taken after surgery. In spite of this news, I was barely breathing. And there he was, lying still on the white bed, with hospital apparatus around him monitoring his every heartbeat, his every breath. When I saw him, my eyes filled with tears that started to run down my cheeks. I had nothing to wipe them away with but my hands.MoreLess
His left leg was injured. Tibia fractures, I was told; being the largest man in Formula 1 was not a benefit. I just prayed that everything would go well.
Before the operation had ended Crest arrived and kept me company. I couldn’t speak, but he filled me in with information from the track and afterwards with news... from the doctors regarding Lorcan’s status.
“Calm down. It’s not life threatening,” he said and took my arm, leading me towards the room where Lorcan had been taken after surgery. In spite of this news, I was barely breathing. And there he was, lying still on the white bed, with hospital apparatus around him monitoring his every heartbeat, his every breath. When I saw him, my eyes filled with tears that started to run down my cheeks. I had nothing to wipe them away with but my hands.MoreLess
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